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Introduction
Ecclesiastes 1:1
Writer = Solomon
Tone = Brutally realistic
Vanity (37 times)
Under the sun (30 times)
Contrast with Proverbs:
Solomon has done the experimenting for us.
Ecclesiastes 1:13-14
Life?
Ecclesiastes 1:3-11
Life is repetitive.
Pleasure?
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
It was all striving after wind!
Wisdom?
Ecclesiastes 2:12-15
Ecclesiastes 2:12
Ecclesiastes 9:13-16
Wisdom can only help you so much!
Work?
No lasting joy in pursuits under the sun.
Enjoy the moments you have because eternity is coming.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Two universal truths
And so … Ecclesiastes 2:24; 3:11-13; 5:1-2, 6-7, 18-20; 8:15; 11:8-10; 12:1, 13-14
Ecclesiastes is better understood in the context of the whole Bible.
We learn how wonderful it is to look beyond the sun.
Matthew 6:19-20
Romans 8:18
Application:
If you spend your life looking for lasting joy and fulfillment under the sun, you’ll be miserable.
Eternity is everything!
By Mark Watson5
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Introduction
Ecclesiastes 1:1
Writer = Solomon
Tone = Brutally realistic
Vanity (37 times)
Under the sun (30 times)
Contrast with Proverbs:
Solomon has done the experimenting for us.
Ecclesiastes 1:13-14
Life?
Ecclesiastes 1:3-11
Life is repetitive.
Pleasure?
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
It was all striving after wind!
Wisdom?
Ecclesiastes 2:12-15
Ecclesiastes 2:12
Ecclesiastes 9:13-16
Wisdom can only help you so much!
Work?
No lasting joy in pursuits under the sun.
Enjoy the moments you have because eternity is coming.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Two universal truths
And so … Ecclesiastes 2:24; 3:11-13; 5:1-2, 6-7, 18-20; 8:15; 11:8-10; 12:1, 13-14
Ecclesiastes is better understood in the context of the whole Bible.
We learn how wonderful it is to look beyond the sun.
Matthew 6:19-20
Romans 8:18
Application:
If you spend your life looking for lasting joy and fulfillment under the sun, you’ll be miserable.
Eternity is everything!